I See You Through Glass (2005)

Former Zao members Jesse Smith and Rob Horner have come together with clean heads to form Gods. The group, aside from easily being labeled as metal, shows no ground for a comparison to metalcore stalwarts Zao. Instead, Gods' debut I See You Through Glass feels like commercial radio's answer to the recent surge of metal in the independent scene, standing somewhere between Creed and Avenged Sevenfold.

On the previously hinted at "5 Steps To Fame & Fortune," the song features segments that sound as if the record is skipping; this was the nail in the coffin for me. I ejected I See You Through Glass from my computer and shattered it. As shards of CD shrapnel flew around my room, I smiled knowing that no one could ever hear this atrocious attempt at music again.